The Adirondack Architecture Guide, Southern-Central Region
Explores the architectural treasures of the Southern-Central region of New York's Adirondack Park and places them in the context of Adirondack history and culture.

Finalist for the 2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Regional category

The Adirondack Architecture Guide, Southern-Central Region provides a professional and insightful survey of the built environment of a unique area within New York's Adirondack Park. This book is the first field guide to the architecture of the Park, revealing the ordinary and the extraordinary, the remarkable buildings by prominent designers, as well as the hidden, unexpected gems few know exist.

Based on more than seven thousand miles of fieldwork and years of research, the guide comprises more than seven hundred sites traversing the geographic range, socioeconomic strata, and historical span of the region from the late 1700s to the present. Organized according to clearly marked travel routes and fourteen tours on the ground and on the water, it features detailed maps and coordinates for each site, along with many beautiful photographs. Also included are eleven companion essays drawing on the expertise of professionals, local historians, and Adirondack residents that delve into the what, where, and why people built in the Adirondacks.

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The Adirondack Architecture Guide, Southern-Central Region
Explores the architectural treasures of the Southern-Central region of New York's Adirondack Park and places them in the context of Adirondack history and culture.

Finalist for the 2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Regional category

The Adirondack Architecture Guide, Southern-Central Region provides a professional and insightful survey of the built environment of a unique area within New York's Adirondack Park. This book is the first field guide to the architecture of the Park, revealing the ordinary and the extraordinary, the remarkable buildings by prominent designers, as well as the hidden, unexpected gems few know exist.

Based on more than seven thousand miles of fieldwork and years of research, the guide comprises more than seven hundred sites traversing the geographic range, socioeconomic strata, and historical span of the region from the late 1700s to the present. Organized according to clearly marked travel routes and fourteen tours on the ground and on the water, it features detailed maps and coordinates for each site, along with many beautiful photographs. Also included are eleven companion essays drawing on the expertise of professionals, local historians, and Adirondack residents that delve into the what, where, and why people built in the Adirondacks.

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The Adirondack Architecture Guide, Southern-Central Region

The Adirondack Architecture Guide, Southern-Central Region

by Janet A. Null
The Adirondack Architecture Guide, Southern-Central Region

The Adirondack Architecture Guide, Southern-Central Region

by Janet A. Null

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Explores the architectural treasures of the Southern-Central region of New York's Adirondack Park and places them in the context of Adirondack history and culture.

Finalist for the 2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Regional category

The Adirondack Architecture Guide, Southern-Central Region provides a professional and insightful survey of the built environment of a unique area within New York's Adirondack Park. This book is the first field guide to the architecture of the Park, revealing the ordinary and the extraordinary, the remarkable buildings by prominent designers, as well as the hidden, unexpected gems few know exist.

Based on more than seven thousand miles of fieldwork and years of research, the guide comprises more than seven hundred sites traversing the geographic range, socioeconomic strata, and historical span of the region from the late 1700s to the present. Organized according to clearly marked travel routes and fourteen tours on the ground and on the water, it features detailed maps and coordinates for each site, along with many beautiful photographs. Also included are eleven companion essays drawing on the expertise of professionals, local historians, and Adirondack residents that delve into the what, where, and why people built in the Adirondacks.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781438466668
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication date: 06/01/2017
Series: Excelsior Editions
Pages: 360
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Janet A. Null is an award-winning architect and President of Argus Architecture & Preservation, P.C. She lives in upstate New York and has practiced throughout the Adirondack region for more than twenty-five years.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
How to Use the Guide

Essays

Settlement in the Adirondacks

What Is an Adirondack "Camp"?

Rocks and Trees: Adirondack Building Materials

Adirondack Tanneries

William West Durant: Adirondack Developer and Designer
by Jeffrey Flagg, Ph.D.

Adirondack Railroads: When, Where, and Why
by Jane Mackintosh

Adirondack Fire Observation Stations

Adirondack Children’s Camps
by Hallie Bond

Cabin Colonies in the Adirondacks: A Home Away from Home

From Pattern Books to Catalog Houses

Crossings: Bridges of the Adirondacks
by David Biggs

TOURS

Tour A Warrensburg to Long Lake
Tour A-1 Hamlet of Warrensburg
Tour B Chestertown to Long Lake
Tour B-1 Hamlet of Chestertown
Tour B-2 Long Lake
Tour C Woodgate to Blue Mountain Lake
Tour C-1 Thendara–Old Forge
Tour C-2 Big Moose
Tour C-3 Raquette Lake
Tour D Rockwood to Speculator
Tour E Mayfield to Indian Lake
Tour E-1 Village of Northville
Tour F Broadalbin to Warrensburg
Tour G South Corinth to Lake George

Architects and Designers in the Southern-Central Adirondacks
Glossary of Architectural Styles and Terms

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